Inside the Peacock Collection: Jewel Tones for Every Season

If you caught my last post, you already know a new collection has landed — but I wanted to slow down and give the Peacock Collection its own spotlight, because it's a little different from everything else I've made this season.

It also exists because I looked at one of my own wreaths and thought:

The original Peacock wreath. Finished at the time. Apparently not finished forever.

You can do better.

The original peacock wreath wasn't bad. I liked it when I made it. But sometimes you come back to an older piece with a different eye and can suddenly see all the things you would do differently now.

So I did.

And apparently, redesigning one wreath wasn't enough.

One wreath became a collection

The original piece was a wreath, so naturally that's where I started with the redesign.

Then somewhere along the way, I started wondering if maybe it didn't want to be a wreath at all.

Maybe it wanted to be a swag.

So I pivoted.

The moment I started wondering if this idea worked better as a swag.

I started playing with the same peacock palette in a vertical shape, and I liked what was happening. The colors and textures worked differently in a swag — a little more movement, a little more drama.

For a minute, I thought that was the answer.

Turns out, it wasn't an either/or situation.

I liked what the wreath was becoming. I liked what the swag was becoming. And apparently my solution to that particular design problem was simply:

Why not both?

Turns out the wreath wasn't going anywhere.

That's how one redesign became the Peacock Collection — one wreath and two coordinating swags, all built around the same jewel-tone palette but each with its own personality.

The 28" Peacock Feather Jewel-Tone Statement Wreath is the boldest of the three, layered with peacock feather-print ribbon, glitter ornaments, velvet-textured leaves and a gilded pinecone accent.

The 26" Peacock Feather Jewel-Tone Statement Swag takes the same palette vertical, with a teal poinsettia focal and glitter peacock-pattern ornaments.

And then there's the 26" Peacock Feather Lime & Teal Jewel-Tone Swag, the brightest of the trio, with tasseled accents and a glittered focal ornament that pushes the lime a little further forward.

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One redesign, one detour, three finished pieces.

They coordinate without being identical, which is exactly what I wanted.

Why peacock, why now?

Teal, purple, lime, gold and black aren't particularly interested in what month it is.

That's part of what I like about this collection.

These pieces can live well beyond a single holiday or season. Against a dark door, the jewel tones become even richer. The wreath can stand alone, or one of the swags can flank a window or sidelight for a more layered look.

And while I wouldn't necessarily call them traditional fall decor, I'm also not taking them down just because September became October. The colors can carry straight through fall and, depending on your style, right into the holidays.

I like decor that doesn't need permission from the calendar.

A little studio lesson

The funny thing is, none of this would exist if I hadn't been willing to look at something I'd already made and admit that I could do better.

That's not always the easiest thing to do with your own work.

But I've learned that changing a piece doesn't mean the first version was a failure. Sometimes you've simply gotten better since you made it.

Your eye changes. Your instincts get sharper. You notice things you didn't notice before.

And every once in a while, you pull apart one wreath, wonder if it should become a swag, and accidentally end up with an entire collection.

Apparently that's how things happen around the Reverie Sanctum.

You can shop the full Peacock Collection [here].

With love,

Tiffany